Yundou Xu
Papers
20
Total Citations
480
H-Index
11
About
Yundou Xu is a prolific robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, parallel mechanisms, and mobile robot design. His research has made significant contributions to the development of advanced robotic systems capable of operating in complex, real-world environments. Among his most celebrated achievements are innovations in soft pneumatic actuators, where his 2020 paper on high-force casting methods (91 citations) and an untethered soft robotic gripper with exceptional payload-to-weight ratio (56 citations) have established him as a leading voice in compliant robotic manipulation. His bioinspired approaches are particularly noteworthy, including a soft swallowing robot modeled on biological mechanisms and a winding-inspired gripper design that addresses longstanding load-capacity challenges. Beyond soft robotics, Xu has advanced the field of parallel mechanisms, contributing rigorous kinematics, dynamics, and type synthesis analyses. His work on mobile platforms is equally impressive, encompassing reconfigurable wheel-legged robots for rough terrain and passive adaptive wall-climbing robots for industrial inspection applications. With over 400 cumulative citations across his top publications, Xu's research consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical engineering impact, making him an influential figure for students and researchers working at the intersection of mechanism design and intelligent robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2An untethered soft robotic gripper with high payload-to-weight ratio56 citations · 2020
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- 4Design and motion analysis of reconfigurable wheel-legged mobile robot47 citations · 2021
- 5A Bioinspired Soft Swallowing Robot Based on Compliant Guiding Structure47 citations · 2020
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